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Lower Presidio Historic Park

Lower Presidio Historic Park from directly overhead

Lower Presidio Historic Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Presidio of Monterey Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 1.4 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.60648, -121.89679

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fishermans Shoreline Park: 0.1 mi
  • Monterey State Historic Park: 0.1 mi
  • Serra Monument: 0.2 mi
  • Monterey State Historic Park: 0.2 mi
  • Monterey State Historic Park: 0.2 mi
Nature reserves: 60
Peaks
Beaches: 30
Historic sites: 25
  • Sloat Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Junipero Serra Monument: 0.1 mi
  • Vizcaino Serra Landing Site: 0.2 mi
  • Portola Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Cannery Ruins: 0.3 mi
Attractions: 25
  • Monterey Whale Watching: 0.3 mi
  • Glass Bottom Boat: 0.3 mi
  • Chris' Fishing Trips and Whale Watching: 0.3 mi
  • Monterey Bay Whale Watching Center: 0.3 mi
  • Randy's Fishing Trips: 0.3 mi
Artworks: 15
Picnic sites: 9
  • El Estero Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
  • Veteran's Park Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
  • Outdoor Navy Dining Area: 1.3 mi
  • Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
  • Monterey Pines Group Area: 3.5 mi
Gardens: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Fern Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 23.1 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pat Springs: 18.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Lower Presidio Historic Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Uncle Sam MountainSSE 150°1,445 m21.2 mi
Mount CarmelSSE 158°1,344 m16.4 mi
Danish Creek PeakSSE 152°1,298 m19.0 mi
Little PinesSSE 151°1,266 m19.7 mi
Devils PeakSSE 159°1,261 m17.0 mi
Big Pines PeakSSE 155°1,235 m17.8 mi
Pat Springs PeakSSE 155°1,233 m18.7 mi
Elephant MountainSSE 147°1,200 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:5019:5220:30
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1716:1616:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525354555658606162615652
Precip in4.44.03.31.50.60.20.10.10.10.91.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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